diff --git a/Geo/GFaceCompound.h b/Geo/GFaceCompound.h
index b4d142d094b8fdce72484ab5f98a0bc9dfe985c2..65be742764a934ebda5ece4c79968973e4d4135c 100644
--- a/Geo/GFaceCompound.h
+++ b/Geo/GFaceCompound.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public:
   virtual ~GFaceCompound();
   Range<double> parBounds(int i) const{return Range<double>(0, 1);} 
   virtual GPoint point(double par1, double par2) const; 
-  virtual GPoint closestPoint(const SPoint3 & queryPoint, const double initialGuess[2]) const{throw;}
   virtual Pair<SVector3,SVector3> firstDer(const SPoint2 &param) const; 
   virtual GEntity::GeomType geomType() const {return CompoundSurface;} 
   ModelType getNativeType() const { return GmshModel; }